February 21, 2025 5:00 pm - February 22, 2025 8:00 pm ET
Furcolo Hall, Carney Family Auditorium
Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Fine Arts Center

The Black AF Conference Planning Committee invites you to join them February 21-22 for the Black Artistic Freedom Conference 2025.

Register by Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.

The W.E.B. DuBois Poetry Slam Invitational

Date: Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Furcolo Hall, Carney Family Auditorium
Hosted by: Roscoe Burnems

Refreshments will be served. 1st Place Prize is $1,000, 2nd Place Prize is $500, and 3rd Place Prize is $250.


Black AF Symposium: Hip-Hop Praxis from the Classes to the World

Date: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Furcolo Hall, UMass Amherst
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lauren Leigh Kelly

Breakfast and Lunch will be served.


Black AF Closing Dinner

Date: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Time: 4:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby, UMass Fine Arts Center

For more information, please contact Imani Wallace at @email.